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Newspaper
Troy Record
Location
Troy, New York, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1949
Page
17
Manila lumbermen plan an entee campaign to reestablish Philippine hardwoods in the U S market. Industry leaders cite 1948 exports at 14 million board feet and 100 million in IM1. They note African woods made gains in the United Market after wartime pauses on Philippines shipments.
In Verden near Bremen a postwar refuge named Kids Town houses 86 displaced youths from 15 nations. Gustav Ulrich administers the home with an American staff and German workers. the boys attend a nearby trade school while baths, beds, and rooms are assigned, and evening programs cover self government, arts, and music.
Copenhagen report says Denmark plans an anti tuberculosis campaign in Greenland this summer. All children to age 15 will be vaccinated by two doctors and two nurses traveling among colonies by motor boat. Tuberculosis is a serious issue in Greenland and several delegates have suffered from it. A Danish study will also inspect Greenland drinking water.
Mrs Nathan Herrington returned from Troy as a guest of Mrs Mercie Herrington Mrs Charles Welling Mrs Ralph Button and Mrs Ralph Akin attended the Home Bureau luncheon at Willow Tea Room Thursday A Home Bureau meeting was held at Mrs Eat Bennetty Wednesday evening Mrs Ethel Lamgon and Mrs Mary O'Brien discussed What The Home Bureau Has To Offer You The next meeting will be at Mrs Burton Mosher's on June 13 at 8 pm.
Frankfurt Germany—Air force maintenance crews work around the clock to keep the Berlin airlift moving. Ninety eight percent of engines are kept in service as planes average three to four engine swaps daily during January. Engines weigh about 2 400 pounds and survive roughly 192 Berlin trips before replacement. A plane flies eight hours daily on average with some days grounded for overhaul and daily inspections check desert and 150 items after 12 trips for a 6 hour heading period.
Local Schaghticoke American Legion Post will convene at the Lemon Home Thursday evening with Commander Roger Phillips presiding. Weekend visitors include Mr and Mrs Charles Samp son from Boston and Mrs James Cronk with Erwin Cronk and family from Binghamton.
Betty Petuske returns from Cohoes Hospital as Mrs Warren Williamson lectures and directs a quiz and literary program at Halfmoon Grange. A large delegation including juveniles will attend Pomona Grange in Ganssvoort Thursday evening with juvenile deputy Mrs Cecil Barrett in charge.
Cambridge area notices report the Captain Maxson Post American Legion officers to be elected at the June 7 meeting in Legion rooms. Edwin C Burlingame of Tufts College is noted for earning a varsity wrestling letter last season. Herbert W Congdon, author of Covered Bridger, is listed as speaker at a Washington County Historical Society meeting in East Greenwich. Trustees election and church meeting dates are given, with kindergarten registrations urged for eligible children and families in the Embury Methods School community.
The Moscow Pup theater premieres a satire titled Under the Rustle of Your Eyelashes, claiming a Hollywood Carmen is a Moscow spy. Reviewers in Evening Moscow describe the production as a fast paced spoof with car races cliff falls and abundant romance and kiss scenes.
A Pike County Kentucky youth named Trimble Runyon, blinded at age seven by a dynamite cap accident, has built a compact radio service in one device called the Runyonometer. The Runyon tool combines testing gear and aids sightless operation, enabling repairs by feel and Braille readings. He recently completed a radio school course and plans to work commercially.
A preliminary meeting in Hoosick Falls at the Municipal Building named Mrs. Helen Cantelo temporary chairwoman as P. J Moulton presided. A June 7 session was set to elect officers and host out of town speakers. County officials Pitt and Brahan spoke. Miss Mabel Neilson rests in Samaritan Hospital after surgery.
In a strange incident a cat led boys down holes and gas escaped as they were trapped. Fire crews were summoned to rescue the youths who also ended up in a hole, while a reformer sent them up on a rope in a tense relief effort.
Officials of a New York bank kept a sentimental savings account alive since 1819, starting with a $10 deposit and $4 added later. The account grew to about $2,308 by 1820, created in the name of infant John B. Thorne. After Thorne’s death the bank acquired the account from his estate.
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